The exhibition is dedicated to the late American sculptor Ronald Hughes, who died last spring. He would have been 60 in October. His studio was located adjacent to the gallery. A retrospective exhibition will take place in his rooms, accompanied by a group exhibition of 24 artists.

 Retrospective exhibition: Ronald Hughes

"Sitzende Frau", 1992, 24,5x16,5cm

Ronald Hughes was born on October 24th, 1939 in Moline, Illinois. From 1958 -62 he studied sculpture  and graphic arts at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota and finished his studies with a Bachelor of Art degree. In 1963, he came to Cologne. He iniitially worked for the Cologne sculptor Elmar Hillebrand and was then accepted at the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf. He studied sculpture, from 1964 - 67, under Prof. Manfred Sieler. He returned to the USA and took up his artistic work in Illinois, New York and Kentucky. Again in Germany in 1979 he was employed as  sculptor in the Strassacker Company in Süssen and stayed there until 1997. In the fall of 1997, he established his workshop and studio in the back premises of the Gallery Kränzl in Goeppingen.

View of his studio.

For further information: www. ronaldhughes.com

The following artists participate in the group exhibition PALETTE 99:
 

Anne Baisch
"die mit dem Bauchnabel pfeift", 1996
19 x 11,5 x 12 cm, Bronze

Albert Borchardt
"Worpswede", 1998
15 x 21 cm, Linoldruck

Hildegard Eßlinger
"Asphaltzeichnung", 1999
1/6, 16 x 25 cm Kreide

Helmut Frerick
"Lichtbuch", 1999
25 x 26 x 20 cm, Hanfhadernpapier+Stahl+Lichtinstallation

Renate Gauf
o.T., 1999
50x35 cm,Mischtechnik

K.-H. Gänsslen
"Tunis", 1987
25 x 18 cm, Tusche und Aquarell

John Gerard
o.T., 1997
18 x 18 cm Collage

Ebba Kaynak
"Hohlspindel",1999
69x30 cm, Holz

Doris Knapp
"Große Wolke", 1995
28,5 x 33,5 cm, Ätzradierung

Trude Kränzl
"Sonne 99", 1999
70 x 50 cm, Siebdruck auf handgeschöpften Papier

Annemarie Laner
Ausschnitt aus: "Nestflüchter II", 1998
70 x 11 cm, Öl/Acryl/Tusche aufWachs/Holz

Walter Nagl
o.T., 1999
21 x 29,7 cm, Kohlezeichnung

Rüdiger Penzkofer
"Die  einfachen Dinge II", 1998
150 x 125 cm, Acryl auf Nessel

Martin Pfeifle
"Ringlein-Ringlein", 1999
Æ 150 cm, Polyethylen

Hans Rentschler
o.T., 1998
100x120 cm, Öl auf Leinwand

Kattrin Richter
"Wässrige Unendlichkeiten", 1997
29 x 30 cm

Elisabeth Romer
Modell zu "Brutkasten"
im Wewerka Pavillon Münster, 1998
poliertes Gipsei, Watte

Klaus Schramm
"Tenedrae-Zyklus", 1998
41 x 40 cm, Mischtechnik

Sigrid  Schraube
Detail aus "Durch tausend Jahre", 1999
aus handgeschöpften Papier

Helene Tschacher
"Cocons II", 1999
2,3 x 3,5 x 0,6 m, Daphne Papier

Joachim Tschacher
"Botschaft", im Untertitel "Lifeboat", 1999
25x40x20 cm

Timm Ulrichs

Ulrich Veigel
"Rock o' Ko I", 1999
6 mal 20x30 cm,Acryl auf Leinwand

Renate Zwick
"Asiatische Zeremonie", 1998
75 x 40 cm, Collage